Playful City USA Grants

A total of 103 Let’s Play Grants worth $2.1 million are available to Playful City USA recognized cities and towns between 2011–13. Grants range in values of $30,000, $20,000 and $15,000 and will be awarded to existing Playful City USA communities as well as communities receiving Playful City USA recognition for the first time. Communities can receive more than one grant.

We are no longer accepting applications for the 2012 Playful City USA grants. The application will reopen in Fall 2012. Learn about other KaBOOM! grant opportunities.

$20,000 Construction Grants

The $20,000 grants will be awarded to cities using the community playground build process. The community-build process engages citizens and organizations, while relying on volunteers for construction, which significantly lowers the cost of building playgrounds.

Playground Construction Grants of $20,000 are available to Playful City USA communities. The $20,000 Construction Grants will be used towards the purchase of playground equipment that will be built using the KaBOOM! community-build model. The 2012 Playful City USA Construction Grant application period has ended.

2011 Construction Grant Recipients

Congratulations to the 2011 Playful City USA Construction Grant recipients:

$15,000 or $30,000 Access Grants

The $30,000 and $15,000 grants are available for projects relating to joint-use agreements. Joint-use agreements are partnerships with local school districts to open school recreation facilities to the public during non-school hours.

Playground Access Grants of $15,000 and $30,000 are available to Playful City USA communities. The $15,000 Access Grants will support the opening of at least four playgrounds and are available to cities with populations of less than 100,000 people. The $30,000 Access Grants will support the opening of at least eight playgrounds and are available to cities with populations of 100,000 people or more. The 2012 Playful City USA Access Grant application period has ended.

2011 Access Grant Recipients

Congratulations to the 2011 Playful City USA Access Grant recipients:

A National Partner of KaBOOM!, Dr Pepper Snapple Group has made a $15 million, three-year commitment to the organization as part of the company’s Let’s Play initiative. Let’s Play is a community partnership led by Dr Pepper Snapple Group designed to get kids active nationwide. Together through Let’s Play, DPS and KaBOOM! will build or fix up 2,000 playgrounds by the end of 2013, benefiting an estimated five million children across North America.  For more information about Let’s Play, visit www.letsplay.com.